1991   University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
            BFA Painting/Drawing and Ceramics

EXPERIENCE:
2000   Austin Community College - Austin, Texas

2006   Adjunct Professor, Three & Two Dimensional Design, Drawing I & II, Ceramics I & II

2005   University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
            Lecturer, Intermediate and Advanced Sculptural Ceramics

2003   Southwestern University - Georgetown, Texas
            Visiting Faculty, Wheel Forming, Ceramics

2001   Southwestern University - Georgetown, Texas

2002   Visiting Faculty, Hand Built Ceramics

1994   Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria - The Art School, Ceramics Instructor

2005   ages 6 to 13, adult ceramic sculpture and drawing.  

          
1994   Dougherty Arts Center - Austin, Texas

1995   Mixed Media Sculpture Instructor, Adults

AWARDS/HONORS:
2006   First Place, Monetary Award, The Center for the Visual Arts - Denton, Texas

2005   First Place, Monetary Award, International Museum of Art and Science

            McAllen, Texas

1994   Second Place, Monetary Award, Nationally Juried Art Show, - Huntsville, Texas

1994   Grant Award, Fine Arts Foundation - Houston, Texas

1992   Sculptural Ceramics Merit Award - University of Texas at Austin

1993   Sculptural Ceramics Merit Award - University of Texas at Austin

1991   Dean's List and Honors Graduate - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

1990   Layton Scholarship - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

1987   Outstanding Academic Achievement Award - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 

RELATED EXPERIENCE & WORKSHOPS:
1999   The Austin Museum of Art, "Fiesta", Juror for nationally juried art festival - Austin, Texas

1988  "Milwaukee's Clay Stomp", Worked with city residents to create a ceramic mural for Leningrad,Russia            - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

EXHIBITIONS:
2006  "Materials Hard and Soft", Nationally Juried Show, Juror - Lloyd Herman, The Center for the Visual             Arts, Denton, Texas

2005  "Attachments, At the Edge of Texas", Members Show, Rockport, Texas

2005  "Earth, Wheel and Fire", Internationally Juried Show, Juror - Juan Granados, International   Museum of             Art and Science, McAllen, Texas

2003  "Texas Clay", Invitational Show, Live Oak Art Center - Columbus, Texas  

2003   Alumni Show, University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas

2003   Austin Community College Faculty Show, Guadalupe Arts Center - Austin, Texas

2002   Visiting Faculty Show, Southwestern University - Georgetown, Texas

2001   Austin Community College Faculty Show, Dougherty Arts Center - Austin, Texas

1999   "Attachments", Members Show, Texas Clay Arts Association - Austin, Texas

1998   Texas Potters and Sculptors Exhibition, Juried Show,  NCECA Conference (National Council on             Education for the Ceramic Arts) - Fort Worth, Texas

1997  "The Book Show", Invitational Show, Slugfest Gallery - Austin, Texas

1996   Invitational Show, Laughing at The Sun Gallery - Austin, Texas

1995   One Person Show, St. Edward's University - Austin, Texas

1994   Multimedia Juried Show, West Hill Gallery - Huntsville, Texas

1993  "In Response to Nature", Juried Show, Laguna Gloria Art Museum - Austin, Texas

1992  "Close To Nature", Invitational Show, Neville Public Museum - Green Bay, Wisconsin

1992  "7th Annual San Angelo National Ceramics Competition", Juror - Wayne Higby, Museum of Fine Arts,             San Angelo, Texas

1991  "Concerning the Spirit", Juried Show, West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts - West Bend, Wisconsin

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